SELECTING POLICE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 28, 1 February 1913, Page 11

SELECTING POLICE.

HOW IT IS DOTE.

[gr Te!esr_ph-—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day. Ij, conseq-aenee of the arrest of Cona3 Ue Charles Alfred Kemmers, who ap\lred in Court yesterday, and was Mantled on four charges of burglar}', f certain amount oi curiosity has L n aroused in regard to the meuiods _jpted by the Department for ensuring tot applicant-* for potions in the force are men oi good character xnd antecedents. Questioned on the subject by a re--ter Mr J. Cullen, eomm:tsisioner of Ljice stated that Rraraere came from £ police force of the city of London, --ry select :>o<!t recruited only from {be best branches nf the police service in rve-i; Britain. The city authorities repaired a hi?h standard of character from applicants, and mem-be re of this better men physically, so___v. .md educationally than any other police in Kngland. Remmens had served fhn-e nr :ou " . vc,arß - n '■ n ' 3 select force, iben he resigned, and on leaving- wis given a very good ch.tracter from the _nth_TTti<*. He came to New Zealand, an- applied for admisßton in the local 'orce. The Department made inquiry of ne London nutb-oritieE. and received a repi" giving Remmers a very high charand repenting the former excellent credentiils. It also stated Lh.it h':s character and antecedents before jo-inirg the j o;T p j n England were thornnshly inmiired into and found to be highly satisfactory. The Cnnrmispioner added that previous sprficamtF had been refused positions because their narxre were doubtful or otber-d.-e unsntisfact-ory. However, in b t_r_e body of men it was imposs-ible to pia-niTrtee th.i: every one should have the nig-fl character demanded. Several I;rrKn>ool policemen hi'.herto having excellent characters hid l.itelv been concerned in a series of fiunrla.rieF and similar incideTfts were no: unknown to Sooilarrd Yard.

p P fnr? PemTrers joined the -pnl'cp fore in Fao-land he was a evele mechanic, and also studied at an art school, so thnt iis education, and ireneml fitness appeared to be superior to the

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